AUDIO FILES (Require the
free—easily downloadable!—
RealAudio Player.)Jonathan Kozol:Education Week's Joetta Sack interviews noted author and
children's advocate Jonathan Kozol at the so-called Shadow
Convention, where he shares his provocative views on the Democratic
platform, the candidates, and their promises.

Delaware Gov. Thomas R.
Carper:Education Week reporter Joetta Sack tracks down Gov. Carper to
discuss Delaware's accountability plan—and how such measures
are likely to play out in the campaign.

North Carolina Gov. James B.
Hunt Jr.:Education Week reporter Linda Jacobson gets Gov. Hunt's
reaction to Mr. Gore's proposal for universal preschool and responds
to the rumor that he is a possible candidate for secretary of
education.